PECKPOST

Hi everyone it's been a tiring week. I shouldn't have a right to say that, being a clerk, but still it was. Anyway on Saturday I went to watch Hellboy II with Wally. I was totally drawn into the imaginary world of Guillermo Del Toro. The monsters were just fabulous and I loved the nuance and idiosyncratic nature of many of the characters. But on the other hand the movie didn't meet my expectations (which were exceedingly, exceedingly high) simply because it lacked a sense of epicness about it. In some of the action scenes I wanted a sense of epic struggle, a sense of scale and magnitude that did not come through. Wally rightfully pointed out that the golden army fizzed out somewhat. Anyway I still liked the show a lot, and my sister is wrong for saying it's a stupid show. Dangz you sista.

And if I might explain my last tirade about Red Cliff. I really came out of the movie feeling ambivalent but overall sorely disappointed at the same time. How teh heck is that possible? Well put it this way. The movie totally whet my appetite for the sequel with the way it set up the entire story and the potential it displayed but it totally fails as a stand-alone movie. I don't mean it must have an entire story arc. I mean it's gotta have enough substance and end at a decent juncture. Only 2 war scenes, of which only 1 had anything to do with red cliff. NO NAVAL BATTLE? This story reeked of filler and just gave me the feeling that John Woo had only enough great war scene material for 1.5 movies and therefore chucked this one full of bullshit. Like seriously horsebirth, hunting for a tiger that reminds you of the crafty cao cao, going the long way to explain how your men are united. Either way too long or unnecessary. If I might add, vicky zhao wei is totally redundant. The few (scarce) war scenes were absolutely breathtaking though. A mixture of dynasty warrior rambo kungfu, 1337 strategy and plain interesting attacking/defensive techniques. This movie is a prelude to Red Cliff and it leaves you wanting so much more, so watch it on dvd. The abrupt ending was outrageous. Just unacceptable.

Anyway this weekend I am catching The Dark Knight on Sunday with my family. My expectations are through the roof. Plus the Watchmen trailer should be attached to the movie. It's from the director of 300 and it is based on possibly the best comic series of all time.

Well I got nothing to blog about my life. It's bland and boring. Today I went to some military function and man do officers get welfare. The food was imba. Crayfish and sashimi?!!>! wtuf?

I'll end with this dance video from Step Up 2. Holy Awesome.